Department for Transport
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Roles
The Department for Transport's (DfT) aim is transport that works for everyone. This means a transport system which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society. The Department for Transport was set up to provide a stronger focus on delivering the Government's transport strategy. The role of the centre of the Department is to set strategy and policy context, and to establish and manage relationships with the organisations that are responsible for delivery.
The Department for Transport provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services.
DfT Remit and Policy:
- Aviation
- Crime and public transport
- Economics and appraisal
- Transport evaluation
- Freight
- Railways
- Regional and local transport
- Road safety
- Roads and vehicles
- Science and research
- Shipping and ports
- Social inclusion
- Sustainable travel
- Transport security
- Transport statistics
- Transport and Works Act
Strategic objectives:
- Sustain economic growth and improved productivity through reliable and efficient transport networks
- Improve the environmental performance of transport and tackle climate change
- Strengthen the safety and security of transport
- Enhance access to jobs, services and social networks, including for the most disadvantaged
Outputs
To achieve these objectives, the Department for Transport provides leadership across the transport sector, working with regional, local and private sector partners who deliver many of the services. Its work is focused around six key tasks:
- Improving the current operation and capacity of transport networks and services, and providing better information for travellers
- Shaping the future pattern of demand for transport, including through land-use planning and appropriate pricing
- Ttackling the environmental impacts of transport through pricing, regulation, technology, consumer information and promoting efficient use of resources
- Planning and managing investment programmes for the long-term
- Regulating and licensing certain transport services and operators (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)
- Managing information and delivering services to support wider Government objectives
